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Specification of Letters Patent.

` Patented Noia 3U?, i909.

Gentinuation of atandone application aerial No. 339,528, led August 14, 1906. This application filed February 230, 1907. Serial No. 358,344.

To o@ 'whom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that l, leeres Bmnzinonn, a citizen the United States, residing at Mou-nt Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented certainv new 'and useful improvements in @an-Heading Machines, of Which the following is a specification, thisapplication being a continuation of m earlier application, Serial No. 330,528, :tiled August lli, 1906.

This invention relates to can-heading machines, With lmore particular reference to machines for seeming or double-seaming ends or heads to can-bodies ci non-cylindrical coniiguration.' l have 'more espe-f cially in mind in the present invention a machine which may not only be operated with great rapidity, but which, with this end in view, will automatically deliver the assembled unjoined parts to the seeming mechanism and eject the headed can therefrom.. ln machines of this class wherein a chuck--or support for the superposed edges to be seemedis rotated in cooperative relation to a seeming-roller, it Will be apparent that the chuck, at least, must have certain pe- 4riods of rest, during which the seamed or" headed can may be removed and another can-body and head properly placed and adjusted for the seaming operation. rlfhis'intermittent rotation of the chuck gives rise to certain ditiiculties when one attempts to apply any sort of automatic feeding device intended to deliver the assembled can4 parts successively to the scanning mechanism. ihese diiiiculties, obviously, While not at all fatal to the proper operation .of a machine of this class, certainly curtail the capacity of the machine, which is limited to the skill of the operator in removing the seamed can and supplying and adjusting theldisjoined parts for the subsequent operation. Primarily for the purpose of increasing the output of a machine of this class, the present invention has in view a machine in which the can-supporting platform and chuckL remain ple curve. Therefore, Where gy-rating seaming rollers having substantially circular peripheries are employed, it Will be apparent that such rollers must be mounted in radially-yieldingbearings. In such event, it being obviously necessary that the .advancing pressure of the roller against the chuck be continuous and uniform, very rapid operation of the machine will render it impos- `sible to secure either uniformity or continuity, due to the fact that as the 'bearings of the roller radially yield to the obstructions in their normally circular path, caused by .the deviations from the circular in the peripheral configuration of the chuck, inertia Will overcome the mechanical force relied upon to return said bearings, thus failing to subject a succeeding portion of the combined edges to the effective cooperative action of roller and chuck. f

The essence of the presentinvention, therefore, resides in means for revolving a seaming-roller around a stationary, non-circular chuck in a fixed or undeviatingAy orbit and preserving continuous and substantially uniform coperative relation between ller and chuck. Incidental to the above, the ini/diition has further in view the provision of means for automatically delivering the unseamed parts to the machine and means for ejecting the completed can or container, and for interdependentlytiming various independent operations.

vMy invention Will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, .infWhich-- liigure l is a front elevation of a canheading machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof; Fig. 8 a horizontal section on the line 3-8 of Fig. l; Fig. f la detail front view of the rack for vertically adjusting the cansupporting means; Fig. 5 a horizontal section on the line 5 5 of Fig. l; Fig. 6 a. vertical section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 a similar section on the line 7--7 of Fig. 5, for pui'- poses of clearness of illustration, certain part being omitted; Fig. 8 a detail plan view of the can-supporting disk; Fig. 9 a cross-section on the line 9--9 of Fig. 8; Fig. i0 a longitudinal section; partly in/ele 'ation, 'through the sea-ming mechanism; Fig. li a longitudinal section on the line ll-ll of Fig. l0; Fig. l2 a plan view thereof, partly in section and partly broken aivay; Fig. 18 a cross section on the line l3-l3 of Fig. l0; Fig. 14- a plan View partly broken away, of the seeming rollers and can cover or head; Fig. l5 a detail section of a seaming roller and the chuck, showing their co operative relation, and Fig. 16 similansection through another seaining roller and the chuck. l

For the purposes of illustration and description, ll have shown in the accompanying drawings a machine adapted to head cans of what maybe termed oblong or round-cornered rectangular configuration, and l shall proceed to describe my invention as applied to such machine, biitf it will be apparent that with slight modifications the machine may be adapted to seam can-bodies of other shapes.

leferringiiow to the drawings in detail, numeral 2O refers toa normally stationary table mounted upon a suitable bracket or support 22 which is flanged to engage rails 223 on the machine-frame 24 and vertically adjustable thereon by means of the clamping screw 25. This table 2O is centrall y apertured at 26 for the reception of the hub of the feed-spider 30 mounted at the top of the shaft 27 which has bearings 28 and 29 carried by said support 22. This feed-spider 30 is provided with a plurality of pointed fingers 3l 3l, preferably arranged in pairs which alternatewivith arms 32, radially extending from said spider 30, which are longer than said fingers and are provided at their outer endswith heads 33 presenting the circumferential or laterallyext ending points 34 34e. The relative sizes, positions and adjustment of said fingers and arms are intended to-be such that the Y points of the former are adapted to engage "the long side of the can-body 2l, While the the table 20, is adapted to coperatie with said fingers and arms to insure the proper presentation of the assembled separate parts of the complete can-body to the seaming mechanism. A i

The main driving-shaft 36 is suitably jouriialed in bearings in the frame 24 and preferably provided with fast and loose pulleys 3T and 38. Depending from an arm or bracket 43 of the frame 24: is the fixed vertical shaft 42, rotatably mounted upon which is the pulley el directly driven from the iiiaiii'poiver-sliaft 36 by means of the belt 4Q. Joiii-iialed in bearings i8 in said arm 43 is the shaft l? carrying a gear Li6 which meshes with a pinion 45 on the hub lil of the pulley ll. At the upper end of the shaft l? is mounted a pinion 49 engaging a gear 50 on the co'giiiter-sliaft 5l. This counter-shaft 5l is joiiriialed in upper vbearings 52 on the frame 2st, and in a pair of loiver bearings and 5l on the support 22. At the lower end of the shaft 5l`is secured, preferably by a groove and feather connection, a gear 55 meshing with a. gear 56 rotatably mounted on the support 22. To the Wear 56 is pivoted at 57 one end of a link 58 the other end of which provided with a. slot 59 (see dotted lines in Fig. into which slot projects a pin 60 on a lever 6l loosely mounted on the shaft 27. To the outer end of this lever 6l is pivoted a spring-pressed paivl 62 adapted to successively engage the teeth of a ratchet-Wheel 63 on the shaft 27, the number of teeth corresponding to the number of spaces between the arms 32 32 of the feedspider 30. l

The hub (il oit' the lever 6l carries, preferably integral therewith, a. 'gear 65 meshing Awith a gear 66 on a spindle 67 Which has bearings 68 on the support 22. To the lower end of this spindle 67 is secured a collar 69, preferably provided with projecting handles 70. Around the spindle 67 is coiled in suitable torsional tension iti spring 7l, the upper end of which is seciired'to the bearing 68, wliileits lower end is secured to the collar 69. rlhe torsional tension of this spring is designed to provide a yielding force tending to rotate the pinion 66 in the direction of the arrow shoivn in Fig. 5.

- By reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that when the gear 56 is turned through oiiefhalf of a complete rotation, Astarting from the position indicated, the link 5S will operate through the pin 60, at the outer edge of the slot 59 in said link, to rotate the lever 6l and therewith the paivl 62 until the latter has reached and engages the next succeeding tooth of the ratchet-Wheel 63. .lt will be ieinembeied that this lever 61 is connected or integral with the gear 65, and, therefore, rotation of said lever will effect rotation of 'the pspindle 67 against the torsional action of the spring 7l to store energy in the latter,

,break ermee e whereby, upon continued rotation of the gear 58, the lever 81, under the intluence of said sprinA 71, will advance the pawl 62 and therewith the ratchet-wheel G3 through one step. This ratchetfvheel 63 being fixed upon the shaft 27, to the upper end of which shaft is fixed the feed-spider 30, and the teeth of said ratchet-wheel being spaced to correspond with the spaces between the arms 32 of said spider, it will be apparent that in the manner described the feed-spider will be intermittently advanced, and a new cane body with an unseamed head thereon presented to the seaming mechanism at each complete rotation of the shaft` 51. 'The feed-spider 3() being thus driven under action of a yielding force, provided by the spring 71, and not positively, it will be seen that there could be no serious damage to or of the machine-or parts thereof in reed-spider should become Vclogged i by an improperly fed or ad- )fasted .un-body, or through any other accident. lin such case, the pawl 62 is retracted in the manner described to envage the next succeeding tooth in the ratchet-wheel 63, but, the driving force being yielding, said ratchetwvheel will remain stationary, the slot 59 permitting the link 58 to run idly until the obstructing can or other body has been removed by the operator.

The table 2O is provided with an opening 72 loca-ted immediately below the seaming mechanism and of a coniguration to receive a correspondingly-shaped plunger 73 which is provided with a recess 75 leaving a circumferential rim 74. This recess 75 is of a shape and size to correspond with the shapeand size of the can to be closed,'so that the lower part. of the can may be received within such recess and lateral movement or displacement thereof prevented by the rim 74.

l have shown a bevel-gear 77, mounted on the hub of the gear. 55, meshing with similar gear 78 of the same diameter on the end of the horizontal shaft 79 which has bearings 8O and 81 on the support 22. This shaft 79 is provided `with a cam 82 adapted to act against a roller P3 carried by a lever which is composed of the two parallell arms 84 8i pivoted at 85 on the support 22, (see Figs. 5 and These arms 84- 84 are preferably connected by a transverse rod or brace 8G upon which the roller 88 is rotatably mounted. The free ends ofthe arms 84 84 are connected by links 87 to a collar 88 on the hollow spindle 89 to the upper end of which the plunger 7 8 is secured. -Loose upon said spindle 89 is the springpressed collar 91 while between the lixed and loose collars 91 and 88 are interposed suitable yielding cushions 90 90. `From the above it will be seen that rotation of the shaft 79 will through the cam 82 raise the arms 84 84.- and elevate the plunger 73 under a -yielding force. llll/*hen the roller83 reaches the reduced portion of the cam 8 2, said plunger is returned to its .normal position under action ofthe springpressed collar '91.

The. hollow spindle 89 contains a stem 92, upon the upper end of which is mounted the support or platform 76. rlhe lower end of the stem 92 projects slightly below the lower end of said hollow spindle 89 and is adapted to rest upon an adjusting screw 93 tapped into the bracket 94 of the support 22. 'lhe upper face of the platform 76is intended to be normally dush with both the edge of the rim 74 and the upper face of the table 20- this, in order that the cans may readily slide from the latter over the rim 74 and thence upon the platform 76, or from said platform back upon the table.. With this end in view, the screw 93 is so adjusted that when the plunger 7 3 is in its lowermost. position (that is, when the rim 74 is flush with the table 20), the stem 92, resting upon the screw 93, supports the platform 76 in such a relative position that its'upper face is also-Hush with .the upper face of the table 20. llVith these parts in this position of adjustment, obvi ously, a can-body will easily slide from the table overthe rim of the plunger and upon the platform. The plunger will then start upon its tipward movement and its rim 74C will be raised to embrace the can, which,

however, is not raised until the plunger 73 has moved through suicient distance that ytheloottom of the recess 75 reaches the lower side of the platform 7 6, when said platform is raised and therewith the can 21.

lit will be apparent that during the operation of the plunger and the immediately-following operation of the seeming mechanism-during which operations the pawl 62 recedes from one to the next succeeding tooth in the ratchet-wheel-the feed-spider 30 should be positively locked against movement. For this purpose the spindle 89 is provided with an arm 95 carrying at its free end a bolt or locking pin 9G. TWhen the spindle 89 is raised, the bolt or locking pin S will be raised therewith to enter one of a series of circularly arranged, equidistant apertures 97 in the, ratchet-wheel G8, so that said ratchet-wheel and, therefore, the spider 30 will be locked against rotation. ln order to more promptly arrestthe feed-spider and prevent. its rotation by inertia after the pawl 62 has completed its forward stroke, l prefer to provide a brake-strap 98 secured-to the support 22 and embracing the shaft 27.

rllheV stationary vertical shaft 4t2 carries at its lower extremity the chuck 151, which is of a peripheral comfiguration corresponding to the cross-sectional configuration of the can-body and is adapted to fit within a correspondingly-shaped recess in the head of the can to laterally support the edges thereof during the seaming operation.' As hereinbefore suggested, this chuck 151 is located immediately above the plunger 73, the adjustment being such that when the canbody, with the head or end portions loosely placed thereon, is raised by said plunger, the chuck 151 is forced into the recess in said can-head and the parte are firmly gripped between and supported said plunger and said chuck. As isf well' known, the end of the can-body has been'previously hanged, the edge of the can-head, when adjusted for the seaming operation, overlying said flange and these superposed layers be-l ing laterally supported by the chuck. The process of double-seaming such superposed edges by seaming-rollers, as a general prop-A osition, is well known and understood. Et being the essence of this invention to preti serve a continuously uniform coperativeI relation between a non-circular 'chuck and a seaming-roller revolving around said chuck in a positively fixed path and in con# tinuously coperative relation thereto, it will be apparent that the peripheral configuration of the roller should be substantially compleinental to the peripheral configuration of the chuck; that is to say, the seaming roller should have ay peripheral configuration presenting alternately outwardly and inwardly extending curved portions compleinental to the deviations from the circular of the chuck, whereby when said roller revolves around said chuck in a fixed orbit, a continuously and uniform cooperative relation is insured. With simplicity of construction and operation in view, I prefer that the orbit of the gyrating seaining-roller be circular and the periphery thereofbe of substantially the saine length as the working periphery of the ciiuck. ln such cases a purely rolling contact is preserved between roller and chuck during each revolution, the seainingroller making one rotation on its own axis for each complete revolution around the chuck. With a roller having a peripheral configuration coinpleineiital to the peripheral configuration of the chuck, thus insuring continuously uniform coperative relation lbetween these two parts, it will be apparent that no great difficulties are encountered in insuring a fixed circular orbit of revolution of said roller and a positively controlled single rotation thereof during such revolution.

Assuming that what is generally known asia square can*or, more properly, a

` can having a substantially rectangular crosssectional configuration, with rounded corners-is te be headed, the proper peripheral configuration of the seaming-rollers is indicated in Fig. 1li. It is possible, of course, that one roller 'might sufce to satisfactorily effect the seeming operation. but l prefer 'in Fig. .10. For this purpose, each of these rollers is provided with an annular peripheral groove, the groove in the roller be ing preferably somewhat shallower `and wider than the groove in the roller 99. `With the exception of the cross-sectional confiauration of this groove, the rollers 99 and 100 are substantially identical in configuration and operation, and, therefore, a detailed dcscription of one will suffice for both. he ferr-ing, then, to the roller 100, as best shown in Fig. 14:, ,it will be apparent that if the -orbit of revolution ofV said roller is circular, vthe distance from t-he center c of the can cover 161 to the center c of the roller 100 will be the radius of saidorbit and will remain constant. To insure a continuous eooperative relation, therefore, sai d roller must be elongated, having enlarged camsections c suitably curved and of a length to correspond with the length of the longer side edge a of the can cover or head, similar camsections b suitably curved and of a length to correspond with the shorter side edges of said cover or head. ln other words, the working periphery of the roller 100 is of substantially the saine length as Cil the working periphery of the chuck 151, I

the radii of chuck and roller brought into successive alinement, as the latter rolls around the former, being each complemental to the other in that the sinn thereof is at all times equal to the orbital radius. Thus, the sum of the radii ai and arf is equal to the sum of the radii g/ and y, or to the sum. of any other two radii which come into alineinent as said roller revolves around th chuck.A

As hereinbefore suggested, it is intended receive the pins 107 of a pair of screws 10S.

Near its lower end, the shaft 101 is journaled'in a squared bearing 109 slidable in f a slot 110 of a collar 111 fixed upon or intei gral with the tubular hub or sleeve 112 of a' cross-baril?) secured to the lugs 114 in the interior of the pulley 41. by screws 115. The shaft 10 is held a ainst relative axial displacemen by a col ar 116, clamped to said vlower end ofthe shaft 102 is journaled in is similarly held against relative aXial diseeinss shai't by screws 11T` and by the hub 118 ot' the gear 119 to the lower face of which said roller 99 is secured. ln a like manner, the shaft 102, carrying the roller 100, is journaled in upper bearings 120 pivoted at 121 to the cross-web 105 of the pulley 41. The

bearings 122 which are similarly slidablye in the slot 123 of the collar 111. rThe shaft 102 placement by means ot' a collar 124 and the hub 125 of the gear 126 to which the roller 100 is secured.

Near the upper end of the shaft 101-is` mounted a gear 127 in permanent intermeshing relation to a gear 128 of the same diameter mounted upon the stationary shaft 42. Similarly, a gear 129 at the upper end of the shaft 102 is in permanent'intermeshing relation with said gear 128. lt will be seen, therefore, that when the pulley 41 has made one complete rotation, the shafts v101 and 102 will each havemade one complete revolution around the shaft 42 and also one complete rotation onits axis, and, consequently, the gears 127, 128 and 129 being of the saine diameter, the seaming-rollers99' and 100 will each have rolled once around the chuck 151.

The shaft 42 is provided with a worm 131 in permanent. intermeshing relation to each of a pair of gears 132 and 133 arranged on diametrically opposite sides of said shaft, the gear 132 being mounted upon a shaft 134 which is jo-urnaled in bearings 135 on the sleeve 112, while the gear 133 is mounted on a shaft 136v in bearings 137 on said sleeve. 0n the ends of the shaft-134 lare mounted the cam-disks 138 and 139, while the shaft 130 carries at its ends in a similar-manner the cam-disks 140 and 141. rThe cam-disks 138 and 140 are so located as to be in operative relation to a pair'of rollers 142 and 143 at the upper extremities of the levers 144 and 145, respectively7 said levers being fulcrumed to lugs projecting from the sleeve 112, as at 146. To the lower end of each ot these levers 144 and 145 is pivoted an arm 147, which has an adjustable and,'therefore`, preferably screw-threaded connection with the plate 148 secured to the bearing 109. 1t will be apparent that as the cam-disks 138 'and i140 are jointly rotated, the raised sections 149 and 150 of said cams will, during a part of such rotation, act against the roll ers 14,2 and 143, respectively, and force outwardly the upper ends ot the levers 144 and 145. The lower ends of these levers will, obviously, be forced inwardly and, through the arms 147, torce inwardly therewith the lower'end ot' the shat't 101. Such movement of the 'shaft 101 will bring the gcar119 into intermeshingzrelatign with the gear 130 on the lower endof the shaft 42, and the roller 99 intocop'erative relation with the chuck l ablefpoint on sai'dframe 24, serves to keep 13C 151. ln a similar manner the raised sections 1.59 and 100 ott the camdisks 139 and 141 are adapted to act against a pair of rollers 1 52 and 153, respectively, at the ends ot' similar levers 154 and 155 tulcrumed to lugs projecting from the sleeve 112, as at 156.

To the lower end of each of these levers 154 and 155 issimilarly pivoted an arm .157 which adjustably engages the plate 158 secured to the bearing 122. As the cams 139 vand 141 are rotated, therefore, the upper ends of the levers 154 and 155, through the rollers 152 and 153, will be pressed outwar-idly so that in a similar manner thelower endl o" the shatt 102 is forced inwardtygthe gear 126 into intermes'hing relation with the gear 130 and the seaming roller 100 into co- ,operative relation with the chuck 151. These cams are so arranged that the lower ends ot the shafts 101 and 102 are alternately swung inwardly to effect the succes sive operation of the rollers hereinbeore reterred to.

1t will be apparent that it is desirable that there should be provided two sets of intermeshing gears 127, 129, 128 and 119, 126,v 130. rlhe upper set, 127, 129 and 128, being in permanent intermeshing relation. serves to insure proper positional relation between the chuck 151 and the seaming rollers 99 and 100 at all times. lnasmuch as the gears 127 and 129 are mounted on shafts which have a slight oscillating movement, it will be apparent that there must be some play between the teeth on these gears. During the operation of either one of the seaming rollers, the corresponding lower gear is in intermeshing rela-tion to the gear 130 to more electually insurev a proper rolling contact Vbetween chuck and roller and completely eliminate relative sliding movement between the work ing edges. y

Particularly where a machine embodying my invention is employed for the purpose ot heading cans which have been lled with the material or product that they are adapted to conta-in, it will be apparent, inasmuch as such contents in their natural state are Aoften of too great bulk to lie wholly within the confines of the container, that some preliminary pressure is necessary in order to torce the unseamed 'head or cover down against the can-body an'd hold the same iirmly thereagainst during the seaming operation. To provide this pressure, and hold. the can-head or cover 161 against displace-v ment prior to and during the seaming operation, l mount. upon the shaft 51 a disk 162 provided with' a pair of downwardly projecting cams 163, each adapted to engage a roller 104 rotatably carried between a pair ot levers 105 fulcrumed tothe frame l24 at- 166. A spring 167, in tension between the other end otthis double lever 165 and a suitdownwardly through a corresponding bore in the shaft t2 and through a suitable aperture in the chuck 1:31. liear its upper end the rod 171 is provided with a fixed collar 17 2, between which and said cross-bar 170 a suitable spring 173 is in compression. lt will-be seen that when one of the cams 163 comes into contact with the roller 164, 4the lfront end ot the double lever 165 will be depressed and carry therewith the rod- 171 to -project the lower end thereof a suitable distance below the lower face ot' the chuck 151, as best shown in Fig. 11. When said cam has passed said roller, the lever 165 will, under the action ot' the spring 167, be retin-ned to its former` or normal position, aisiug therewith the rod 171. The cams 168 are so located on the disk 162 as to twice de 'press the rod 171 and j noperly time such depression so that, tiret', after an unseamed can has been conveyed to the plattform 76, said rod 171 is depihssed to properly seat the head or cover on the iianged eau-body. lluring the following elevation of the canbody and head into operative engagement with the supporting and seaming mechanism, the rod 171 will remain in eugagel'nent with the cover of the can and will Vbe raised tl'ierewith against the. action of the spring 178. Secondly, after the seaming operation has been completed, the rod 171 is again depressed by the second cam 16B to positively release the seamed can from the chuck 151.

The supportl 22 oli the table 2O is vertically adjustable7 as hereinafter stated, to adapt the machine to cans of ditt'erent heights. To facilitate this adjustment l prefer to secure to the Jframe Q1- a rack 1741- which is engaged by a pinion 175 tixed upon the shaft 176, journaled in bearings 178 ou the support 2Q and provided with a band wheel 177. As suggested, the support 9 may be locked in position. atter adjustment, by means of the clamp-screws 25 passing through slots 179 in the frame 2st and tapped into said support 22.

Operation of the machine is controlled by shifting the beltthat operates the powershaft 36 either to the fast pulley 87 or the loose pulley 38. This is effected in the usual manner by a. belt-shifter 180 secured to the reciprocating rod 181. To a tixed collar 189J on the rod 181 is pivoted one end of a lever 188 fulcrumed .to the frame 241 at 184. The other end of the lever 183 is provided with a slot 185v into which projects a pin 186 on the rod 189, which is preferably provided with an accessible handle A190. `When, through this handle, the rod is pulled forward, the lever 188 will shittthe driving belt to the fast pnl-ley 37, while when the rod is pushed backward the belt is shifted from the fast pulley 37 to the loose pulley 88.

To the post 191 on the frame 24 are pivoted a pair of levers 192 connected at their free ends by a cross-piece 198. To the lat'- ter are pivoted a` pair of links 191 which are, in turn, pivoted to the rod 181 at 195. Between the levers 192 and above the pulleyY 89, there is pivoted a brake-shoe 196 adapted to engage said pulley. These parts are so arranged that when the driving belt is shitted to the fast pulley 87, the links 191- assume a substantially vertical position and the hrake-shoe 196 is lifted ot'l` said pulley 89. It, however, the driving belt is shiifted to the loose pulley 38, the links 191 are iuelined to draw the shoe 196 against the pulley 39 and promptly arrest movement of the machine.

For the successive seaming of a large number of can-bodies, it is desirable that the pulley t1 be continuously rotated. The canbodies, each with an unscanied superposed head thereon, are successive y placed upon the table 20, each being properlyv adjusted between the arms ot the feed-spider 80. As this feed-spider is intermittently*rotated, the can-body will be carried along within the guard until it arrives in proper positionV above the plunger 73, whereupon the latter will be raised, together with the platform '76, to bringthe can into positively supporting engagementwith the chuck 151. The steaming rollers, which are continuously revolving, are, in the manner hereinbefore explained, ative relation with said chuck to tirst properly intorfold the superposed edges and then compress the same into a bead. After the seaming operation has been completed, the plunger 73 is lowered and the headed can is forcibly stripped 'from the chuck 151 through the act-ion of the rod 171, as explained. The headed can will then he conveyed by the spider 30 from the plunger 7 El back upon the imperforate portion ot' the table 20 and along the latter toivard a delivery-chute 197.

Many modifications of `minor details ot' my improved can-heading machine will un* doubtedly readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and l therefore do not desire to limit my invention to the specific construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire t'o secure by Letters Patent:

1. ln -a can-heading machine, th'e comhination, with a non-oircular chuck, ot' a seaming roller, and means for revolving said successively brought into coppL- if llO armas seaming roller in a circular orbit around and in continuous coperative relation to said chuck.

2. ln a can-heading machine, the cornbination, With a stationary non-circular chuck,

said chuck in continuous coperative relation thereto. l

4. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a complementally non-circular scanning-4 roller, and means for revolving said seaming-roller around said chuck in continuous cooperative relation thereto.

5. ln a can-heading machine, the combi?,l

nation, with a stationary non-circular chuck,"

otl a non-circular seaming-roller," and means for revolving said scathing-roller around said chuck in continuously7 uniform cooperative relation thereto.

G. 1n a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a non-circular seamingroller of equal peripheral length, and means for revolving said seaming-roller around said chuck in continuous cooperative relation thereto.

7. l'n a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a complementally non-circular seamingroller of equal peripheral length, and means for revolving said seaming-roller around said chuck in a circular orbit.

S. in a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a seaming-roller in continuously coperative relation thereto, and means for positively both revolving and rotatingsaid roller.'

9. in a can-heading machine, the combination, vvith a stationary non-circular chuck, of a seaniing-roller, means for revolving said roller around said chuck, and means for insuring rolling cooperation only between roller and chuck.

10. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a seaniing-roller, means for revolving said roller around said chuck, and means for insuring continuously uniform rolling coperation only between roller and'chuck.

11.. in a canheading machine, the combi nation with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a complementally non-circular seamingroller, and means for positively both revolv ing said roller in a fixed orbit around said chuck and rotating said roller about its aXis.

12. 1n a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circularchuck,

of a .complementally non-circular scanningroller of equal peripheral length, and means for positively both revolving said` roller around said chuck and rotating said roller once on its axis for each complete revolution thereof.

13. ln a can-heading machine, the combination with a stationary non-circular chuck, otl a complementally nonlcircular seamingroller, means for positively both revolving` said roller in a fixed orbit around said chuck and rotating said roller about its axis, and means for insuring a continuous coperative relation between roller and chuck. l

14. In a can-heading machine, the combi nation, ivith a stationary non-circular chuck, of a complementally non-circular seamin'g for positively both revolving said roller around said chuck and rotating said roller once on itsfaXis for each complete revolution thereof, the orbit of revolution being in- 'variably circular whereby cooperative action is continuous .and uniform.

roller of equal peripheral length, and meansv 15. ln a can-heading machine, thefcombi-y nation, with a non-circular chuck, of a pair of seaining rollers. and means for revolving said rollers around said chuck in alternately eective coperative relation thereto, the orbit of revolution of each roller being fixed during the period of cooperative operation.

1G. in a can-heading machine, the combination,'vvith a stationary non-circular chuck, of a pair of seaming rollers, and means for revolving said rollers aaound satlichuclt in alternatively e'ective cooperative relation thereto, the orbit of revolution of each rolle being circular during cooperative operation..

17. in a. can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a pair of non -circular steaming-rollers, and means for revolving said seaming-rollers around said chuck in alternately continuous cooperative relation thereto.

1S. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary noli-circular chuck, of a pair of complementally non-circular seaming-rollers, and means for revolving said seaming-rollers around said chuck in alternately continuous cooperative relation thereto, the operatively effective, orbit of revolution being fixed. 19.111 a can-heading machine, the. u oinbiA nation, with a stationary non-circular chuck,

of a pair of complementally non-oircular seaininfr-rollers, said chiick and seamingrollers being of equal peripheral length, and means for revolving said scanning-rollers around'said chuck in alternately continuous coperative relation thereto, the operatively eect-ive orbit of revolution being` invariably circular.

- 20. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a seaming-roller, means for revolvmg rio said roller around said chuck, and means for intergearing said chuck and roller to insure pure rolling` cooperation.

2l. 1n a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, of a seeming roller, means for revolving said roller around said chuck, means vfor intergcaring said ,chuck and roller to 'insure pure rolling cooperation, and means for moving said roller into and out ot cool'- erative relation to said chuck Without interference with their intcrgcared relation.

22. In a Can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary non-circular chuck, or' a sea-n'iing-roller, means tor revolving said. roller around said chuck, means for permanently intergearing said chuck and roller to insure pure rolling cooperation, and nie-ans for moving said roller into and out ot cooperative relation to said chuck.

23.' In a can-heading machine, the combination, i ith stationary non-circular chuck, of a cor A len'ientally non-circular seamingroller, means for revolving said roller around said chuck in a fixed orbit and in continuous cooperative relation thereto, and

- means for intergearing said chuck and roller to insure pure rolling cooperation.

2st. In a can-heading machine, the combination, with astationary non-circular chuck, ot a complenientally non-circular seaniingroller ot' the saine peripheral length, means tor revolving said roller around said chuck in a circular orbit and in continuous coperative relation thereto, and means for ntergearing said chuck and roller to insure pure rolling cooperation.

25. .ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary nonlcircular chuck,

'of a pair of scam' ig-rollers, means for revolving said rollers around said chuck 1nA permanentlv intergeared relation, and means for moving said rollers alternate-ly into and out ot cooperatively effective relation to said chuck. i

2G. Ina can-heading machine, the combination, With a stationary circular chuck, of a pair ot' seaming-ii-ollers, means for revolving said rollers around said chuck in permanently intergeared relation, and means Ytor moving said rollers alternately into and out oi coperatively eiliective relation to said chuck, the orbit of revolution being fixed during such cooperatively effective relation.`

2T. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary noncircular chuck, oli a, pair of complementally non-circular seaming-rollers, means for revolving said rollers around said chuck in permanently intergeared relation, and means for moving said rollers alternately into and out of coperatively effective relation to said chuck,` the orbit ot' revolution being circular during such cooperatively elilective relation.

28. In a can-heading machine, the combin'ioving said roller into and out ot continu- 'ously uniform copcrative relation to said clnick, said chuck and roller when in operation being both permanently and temporarily intergearcd.`

30.111- a can-heading machine, the combination, u'itli a stationary non-circular chuck, of a complementally non-circular seamingroller, meansltor revolving` said roller around said chuck, and means for moving said roller into 4and out of continuously uniform cooperative reiationto said chuck, said chuck and roller when in operation being both permanently and temporarily intergeared.

31. ln a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary chuck, ot a pair of seaining-rollers, means tor revolving said rollers around ."aid chuck, and means ttor moving said rollers alternately into and out ot continuously unitorni cooperative relation to said chuck, said chuck and rollers when in operation being both permanently and temporarily intergeared.

3Q.. ln a cau-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary chuck, of a seam ing roller, means for continuously revolving said roller around said chuck in intermit tently eit'ective cooperative relation thereto, said chuck and roller lbeing permanently intel-geared, and auxiliary interposed gears in intermeshed relation during effective cooperation only.

33. In a can-heading machine, the combi nation, with a non-circular stationary chuck, ot a complement-ally non-circular seaming roller, means tor continuously revolving said roller around said chuck in intermittently effective cooperative. relation thereto, -said chuck and roller being permanently intergeared, and auxiliary interposed gears'in intermeshed relation during effective coperation only.

34. In a can-heading machine, the combination, with a stationary chuck of a pair of seaming-rollers, means for revolving said rollers around said chuck in alternately continuous 'cooperative relation thereto, said chuck and rollers being permanently intergeared, and auxiliary .interposed gears in intermeshed relation during elfective coVv operation of eacll roller. only.

35. In a can-heading machine, the combis nation, with a stationary non-circular chuck eine@ se@ of :L pain of oompleineneel-non-eiroular seamf n testimony of the foregoing-@lieve hereing-rollers, means for revolving said rollers onto set my hund in the presenee of two wtlo around seid chuck in alternately eontinuou messes.

eopei'aitive relation thereto, Said chuck an -1 T T w rollers being permanently intergeared, and JULUS BRLZH GWR' auxiliary interposed gears in intermeshed Witnesses:

relation during eeetve cooperation of each VVEEMS,

rollei1 only. lli. F. DICKEL. 

